Rectal Lymphogranuloma Venereum, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rectal Lymphogranuloma Venereum, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Among 34 men with proctitis in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 16 (47%) had Chlamydia trachomatis infection, 11 (68.8%) of which were biovar lymphogranuloma venereum. The outbreak was probably local, as in Europe. In Argentina, lymphogranuloma venereum should be a suspected cause of proctitis in HIV-infect...

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Main Authors: Laura Svidler López, Luciana La Rosa, Andrea Carolina Entrocassi, Dolores Caffarena, Brian Santos, Marcelo Rodríguez Fermepin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Lymphogranuloma venereum
proctitis
HIV
sexually transmitted infections
men who have sex with men
Buenos Aires
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/3/18-0600_article

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